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The ongoing select committee inquiry into digital government did not pull any punches when it heard oral evidence from GDS director general Kevin Cunnington. But was the digital government chief left on the ropes?

Current Cabinet Office director general Sarah Healey will replace Sue Owen at the start of next month

‘Future is bright for data scientists in public sector,’ says department’s IT leader

Department offers candidates up to £80k a year for Westminster-based position

Experts with Master’s degrees or extensive experience will be considered

London borough seeks new tech leader

The problems facing digital and data initiatives in the NHS are only ‘10% technical’, conference told

But director general Cunnington insists organisation is ‘entirely comfortable with the situation’

Auditors flag up a range of targets missed and benefits not delivered

Jeni Tennison, CEO of the Open Data Institute, talks to PublicTechnology about the organisation’s work with government and how to balance risk and reward in the use of open data

Role comes with remit to design strategy to ‘modernise IT architectures and systems’

Just 8,400 people have listened to the ‘Local to Global’ podcast, equating to £12.74 per listener

Comms campaign to promote online advice and info will ramp up in the coming weeks

Margot James says she ‘couldn’t be part of a government’ that oversaw the UK departing the EU without a deal

Cabinet Office reveals that civil service Fast Track scheme, which covers six core professions, is ‘under review’

Following on from his edicts against faxes and letters, health secretary takes aim at another old-school piece of kit

Published in February 2017, the Government Transformation Strategy oulined a bold vision for comprehensive and enduring reform, and set a range of ambitious targets. As we enter the final stretch of its three-year itinerary, we examine the progress made to date, and how far is left to travel

A newly published Cabinet Office document outlines measures to bring greater rigour to procurement and contract management

PublicTechnology talks to Shaun Hipgrave, head of the Joint Security and Resilience Centre, about the Whitehall unit’s work to solve the security challenges of government, industry – and tennis fans

Borough of Sutton to conduct 12-month experiment with flexible routes and app-based booking

New organisation will take the lead on setting national NHS policy on tech, digital, and data